A nonprofit cat lounge opened in Bridgeville this weekend, offering walk-in sessions to meet adoptable cats and recruiting volunteers for fosters and events.

Fog and steady rain in Pittsburgh this morning; higher ridges are under a short winter advisory.

A new Pennsylvania law gives Pittsburgh the power to remove abandoned boats from its rivers, but hauling and disposal costs make cleanup a heavy lift.

Two late-night shootings in McKeesport sent two people to the hospital. Police taped off scenes across the city and are asking witnesses to call 1-833-ALL-TIPS.

DEP opened a 30‑day public comment period on a stormwater permit for a 5.8‑mile Homer City gas pipeline. The comment window runs through March 9, 2026.

A Pittsburgh paramedic faces child‑endangerment charges in Columbiana County after investigators say he injected his teenage son — a pediatric cancer survivor — with anabolic steroids.

A Butler man will plead guilty to vehicular homicide and a misdemeanor drug charge in a July crash that killed his neighbor; sentencing is set for March 26.

A woman was taken into custody after allegedly stabbing a man who answered her knock on Arlington Avenue. The victim was treated for shoulder and wrist wounds and is listed stable.

House Bill 1587 would make it a summary offense to ignore school crossing guards, with a $250 fine and a $35 surcharge. Local 11 Investigates and a national AP piece helped push the measure.

Roxanne Brown will be sworn in as the United Steelworkers’ international president this Sunday, the first woman and person of color to lead the union. Her early tests will be national bargaining and the energy transition.

Butler City police arrested four during an early-morning South Ninth Street raid that turned up crack, suspected meth and anabolic steroids. Bail is set and a March 3 hearing is scheduled.

Sly Fox is closing its Highline pub in the South Side; the company thanked staff and guests but gave no reason. The space is now listed for sublease.

A Pittsburgh mother faces misdemeanor charges after she and another woman allegedly threatened and threw objects at two secretaries at Morrow PreK‑8 on Feb. 4.